Introduction to Earth Science

Which of the following is an environmental hazard created by humans?

Name an interacting part in a weather system.

Any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole is a(n) _____.

When competing hypotheses have been eliminated, a hypothesis may be elevated to a scientific __

What are the two sources of energy for the Earth system?

A scientific idea that is well tested and accepted by the scientific community is called ___.

Resources that can be replenished over a relatively short time span are called ____

Which of the following is NOT caused by human interactions with the Earth system?

The theory of plate tectonics helps scientists explain _____.

The sun's energy drives which of the following processes?

What is the study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather and climate?

Earth is considered a system because all of its parts ____

The outer planets--Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are made up of ___

According to the nebular hypothesis,our solar system formed from a huge rotation cloud of

Earth's four major spheres are the ____

Which of the following is NOT one of the main areas of Earth science?

Which of the following is powered by energy from Earth's interior?

The __ hypothesis suggests that our solar system evolved from a rotating cloud of dust and gas

Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

The area of Earth Science that examines the physical and biological changes in Earth's past

A scientific hypothesis can become a theory if ___

A preliminary untested explanation that explains how or why things happen is a scientific ____

Which of the following is NOT an example of a renewable resource?

The crust and uppermost mantle make up the rigid outer layer of Earth called the ____

What are the three main parts of the geosphere?

According to the plate tectonic model, what layers form Earth's rigid, mobile plates?

Which of Earth's spheres includes the oceans, groundwater, lakes, and glaciers.

What is the driving force for the movement of the lithospheric plates?

The inner planets--Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars--were formed by